Finance Director, Growth

OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Finance Director of Growth to join our team. You will be joining as an early leader on a growing team, with the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on a fast-growing startup. In this role, you will be a key business partner providing financial support to the executive team. This includes supporting budgeting and forecasting, monthly and quarterly business review processes, board and investor materials, and other financial analyses in partnership with key cross functional stakeholders. 

As a Finance Director, you have both strong attention to detail and the ability to consider the big picture to drive strategic and investment recommendations. You are highly analytical and a clear, confident communicator.

ABOUT THE JOB

• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual Growth forecast leveraging cross-functional partnerships, in collaboration with Data Science, Product, Retailer, Biz Ops, and Marketing
• Grow and manage a team of FP&A business partners supporting Growth. 
• Partner cross-functionally to determine impact of strategic initiatives and how it impacts Instacart’s growth trajectory
• Partner with StratFin/Market Intelligence and BizOps leads to generate monthly and quarterly performance and forecast reviews, board meeting and investor presentations, and other financial review presentations 
• Prepare insightful analytics for cross functional leadership team; identify areas of opportunity to help develop Instacart’s strategic direction
• Develop, monitor, and drive deeper understanding of our KPIs across the company. Identify opportunities to improve existing reporting processes and key metrics tracking
• Understand user engagement metrics and the implications via an ongoing partnership with Marketing. Partner with StratFin Marketing team on ROI and CAC/LTV analyses, as needed
• Leverage the revenue forecast and your understanding of current / historic performance of key metrics to create the weekly KPI presentation to identify trends, business shifts, areas of concern and areas of strength for the executive team
• Support long range strategic planning
• Ad hoc financial modeling and analysis

• Key Initial Projects may include:

• Conceptualize and implement additional ways to forecast growth
• Improve our Growth forecast accuracy by triangulating different types of forecasting and engaging different cross functional business partners

• Partner with other StratFin and FP&A leads to generate and maintain long range plan
• Roll out and improve Key KPI BvA reporting monthly and weekly snapshots

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Economics, Finance, Business or other related field. MBA preferred
• 12-15+ years work experience in a relevant field with demonstrated financial acumen and a track record of leveraging data for business impact. Experience in building and scaling FP&A or Strategic Finance teams at high-growth technology company preferred
• Prior experience working in Growth for a large consumer-facing marketplace a plus
• Highly proficient in advanced Excel with strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of Adaptive Insights a plus
• Knowledge of SQL a plus
• Ability to use data to identify and quantify opportunities for growth or profitability improvement
• Polished communication skills and comfort working with internal stakeholders, including senior leadership
• A self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to work in a rapidly changing environment